◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 9-6 Rakuten Eagles (3rd, Tokyo Dome)

Rakuten Eagles suffered walk-off loss to Orix Buffaloes. This marks their fifth consecutive loss and their worst deficit of the season at 21 games below .500.

With the score tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning, with one out and runners on first and second, Fujihira gave up a three-run homer to Koda walk-off.

It was a chaotic start. After scoring the first run in the first inning, with no outs and runners on first and second base, McCusker stopped his swing, but the first base umpire called it a swing. McCusker made a gesture that seemed to object to the call and was ejected for insulting the referee. In the midst of the commotion and unusual atmosphere in the stadium, with two outs and runners on first and second base, Asamura hit a three-run homer to left-center field. They had taken a four-run lead in the first inning.

Starter Shoji gave up homers to Kuririn and Kurita, but gave up 4 runs in the 6th inning. He made the win.

However, in the 7th inning, with a two-run lead, Marte gave up a game-tying two-run homer to So, bringing the game back to square one.

In the final stages of the game, the relief pitchers couldn't hold on, allowing the opposing team to take the lead. Despite having a five-run lead at one point, they couldn't hold on.